LSU, which won the series over the Rebels two games to one, improved to 38-11 overall and 16-8 in the SEC. The Tigers are tied with South Carolina for first place in the overall league race, and LSU has a four-game lead over Arkansas and Mississippi State in the Western Division standings.

Ole Miss dropped to 31-18 overall and 11-13 in the league with Sunday's loss.

LSU returns to action at 7 p.m. Friday when the Tigers play host to Vanderbilt in Alex Box Stadium in Game 1 of a three-game series.

Jones, playing in his home state of Mississippi, was 3-for-5 at the plate with a double, a homer and a career-best five RBI. Shortstop Austin Nola contributed a three-run homer, and rightfielder Mason Katz and catcher Ty Ross each unloaded solo shots.

The Tigers' four homers were the most by LSU in a single contest since May 20, 2010 when it hit four dingers against Mississippi State in Alex Box Stadium.

Aaron Nola (6-2) limited the Rebels to three runs on seven hits in seven innings with two walks and two strikeouts.

SEC Baseball Standings

Eastern Division

SEC

Overall

South Carolina

16-8

36-12

Kentucky

15-9

37-11

Florida

14-10

35-13

Georgia

12-12

28-20

Vanderbilt

11-13

23-24

Tennessee

8-16

23-24

Western Division

SEC

Overall

LSU

16-8

38-11

Arkansas

12-12

34-15

Mississippi St.

12-12

29-18

Ole Miss

11-13

31-18

Auburn

10-14

25-22

Alabama

7-17

18-30

"I was very confident in the ability of Aaron Nola to pitch in this environment with great success," said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. "He's a young man with an inordinate amount of poise, and he gave us a tremendous outing today. We swung the bats with a lot of authority, and we earned a very important win. This is a tough place to play, and I'm extremely proud of this team for an outstanding effort all weekend. We've got a big week ahead with final exams, and then we'll begin to focus on Vanderbilt for next weekend."

Ole Miss starter Dylan Chavez (3-4) was charged with the loss as he surrendered three runs on four hits in three innings with one walk and one strikeout.

The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Jones lined a two-run double off of Chavez with the bases loaded.

Ole Miss tied the game in the third on a two-run single by first baseman Matt Snyder, but LSU regained the lead in the top of the fourth with a five-run outburst.

Catcher Ty Ross opened the LSU fourth with a home run, his third of the year, to give the Tigers a 3-2 advantage. LSU expanded the lead to 7-2 as Austin Nola launched a three-run homer and Ross picked up his second RBI of the frame with a bases-loaded walk.

LSU posted another five-run rally in the sixth to increase the margin to 12-2. Katz unloaded a solo homer - his ninth of the year - to start the frame, Ross delivered a sacrifice fly and Jones launched a three-run homer, his third dinger of the year.